The top attractions in Central Serbia

The second day of the three days I spent in Belgrade I visited the Kalemegdan fortress, which is 2000 years old. For many of them the population is concentrated inside the wall. It's a huge space that includes a Housing footprint of

This is the Orthodox Church of Saint Sava and Karadore, the Serbian hero who began the revolt against the Ottoman occupation. It's a little away from the centre, but you can get there in about forty-five minutes, walking down wide

Not far from the centre of Belgrade (just down the hill), this is the main station that will take you not only to any part of Serbia, but also to Montenegro, Romania, Istanbul, Budapest and even Bulgaria. There aer also buses going to

I arrived in Belgrade (Beograd) at night. It greeted me in Cyrillic and said goodbye in Cyrillic. It's really hot. Luckily the streets are filled with fountains and women selling ice cream every few meters. Knez Mihaiolova Boulevard

The Orthodox Church of Valjevo, which is recently built, stands beside the Kolubara river that crosses the city. It is also located next to the daily market, which sells clothing and food. Some young people from the city tell me that

This is one of places that most impressed me on my visit to the central-western part of Serbia, in the Kolubara district. This is Petnica cave, close to the village of Petnica. It is a dark cave which is divided between the top and

Valjevo is the capital of the Kolubara District of the midwest of Serbia. It is located At about 90km from Belgrade and near an area of ​​natural interest, rural areas. The river crosses the Kolubara i Gradac, which became the

Belgrade is the only city crossed by an international highway, via the Gazela Bridge, the busiest of Serbia. Next in importance is Branco Bridge, one of the most charming tourist attractions of the city. It joins the center with New

Beograd, the Serbian name for Belgrade means "white wall". So this huge eye named Belgrade engraved in many languages ​​is within the light stone fortress named Kalemegdan. Where does it see? To the Amazon?!? No, but almost. The

It's 8pm. It has finally cooled down a bit in the Serbian capital (the thermometer has dropped to 35 º C). While the speakers play Danubius Radio FM, beads of sweat fall onto our heads. Heads whose only thought is to enjoy a

In Novi Beograd (New Belgrade) the Belgrade Beer Fest has been held in the grounds of USCE for the last six years. It lasts for four days each August. Hundreds of thousands of people, most from the countries of the former Yugoslavia,

When someone in Belgrade says that they'll meet you by the statue, you can be assured that they're talking about Piazza della Repubblica, in Stari Grad, the nerve centre of the city. This is where the pedestrianised shopping street of

It is perhaps the most spectacular and impressive building of the whole city, and is fully lit at night. Its construction, in Neo-Renaissance and classicist, began in 1907, and continued until 1936, a demonstration of great political

The ruins of the radio and television headquarters caused by the NATO bombing of 1999 has become a memorial: the headquarters of the new station was constructed next to the old, which was destroyed by bombs. In front, in a green area,

Next to the Orthodox cathedral and the patriarchal palace, and one of the most interesting examples of civil architecture of the nineteenth century. It was built between 1829, and 1831, by Prince Milos who never lived there to

It's the only remaining mosque in the city. I don't need to explain why, as the oldest church building in the city, as well as the most important mosque. Its name means flag: to indicate to other towns mosques during prayer time, a

The building was destroyed during the NATO bombing in 1999, and was left so, in memory of perpetual stupidity of every war. Its worth stopping here to see the horrors of war. Even today, the impressive ruins are guarded by the

Skadarija is the most picturesque street in Belgrade, and certainly one of the liveliest. Full of quaint shops and restaurants, it's a lovely area dominated by the old beer factory, now adorned with attractive murals.

Belgrade market isn't too big, and the first part, dedicated to poor quality clothes, isn't really worth a look. The better part is further in, where you can find vegetables, homemade herbal teas, and nice seasonal produce.

The historic centre of Belgrade is known in the Serbian language as "Stari Grad" (old town). There are plenty of interesting places to explore: the ancient Roman Cardo, the current pedestrian street Knez Mihailova with its commercial

May 25 was the date of birth of Tito, and on that day, since 1945, World Youth Day has taken place. Its a relay race with the best students from each country of Yugoslavia who have to arrive in Belgrade and hand the baton to the